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date	04/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support the Government is able to provide for Grenfell Tower residents to access Probate Registry papers.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	2791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>It is important that everyone affected by this terrible tragedy gets all the support and help they need.</p><p>Anyone who wishes to undertake a search of the probate registry papers, or to obtain copies of a Will or grant of probate, may make an application to the relevant Probate Registry. The fee of £10 also includes a copy of the grant of probate (if one has been made) and the Will (if there is one).</p><p>The Lord Chancellor has a power to remit fees where there are exceptional circumstances for doing so. Anyone who wishes to make an application for a fee remission should contact the delivery manager at the Probate Registry.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 12/07/2017 14:29:54 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

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registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Terrorism: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what long-term assistance is available for victims of terrorism in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making sure that victims of terrorism and bereaved families receive the best possible support both in the immediate aftermath, and in the long term. The appalling attacks in Manchester and London, just as previous attacks such as in Sousse, Tunisia, demonstrate how vital it is that support is available to victims and their families.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017, we established a cross-HMG Victims of Terrorism unit to co-ordinate support to UK citizens directly affected by terrorist events at home or overseas. It is working across Government, the voluntary sector and with local authorities to ensure that support to victims of terrorism is comprehensive, coordinated and clearly communicated.</p><p> </p><p>We have developed gov.uk webpages</p><p>(see <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/terror-attacks-support-for-people-affected" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/terror-attacks-support-for-people-affected</a>) to provide comprehensive advice to victims and to signpost them to support services in the UK. We have also been working closely with local authorities to highlight the support available, and will make sure that payments from the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund and the UK Solidarity Fund do not affect benefits payments.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 12/07/2017 15:03:05 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

748271

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people aged (a) over 65 and (b) over 75 are currently held in prison.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	2818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>The information requested is set out in the table below.</strong> <strong>Number of prisoners aged 65+, and 75+ held in England and Wales as of 31 March 2017:</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>65 and over</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,839</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Of whom:</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>75 and over</p></td><td><p>698</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Notes</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>This excludes those in the two HMPPS-operated Immigration Removal Centres (Morton Hall and The Verne)</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Data sources and quality</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" rowspan="3"><p>The figures in this table have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Source:</strong> Derived from Offender Management statistics quarterly: October to December Published 27<sup>th</sup> April 2017</p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 10/07/2017 16:02:33 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

748274

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers are employed in England and were employed in (a) 2010 and (b) April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	2820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of prison officers employed in England as at March 2010 is contained in table 1 below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Band 3-5 Officers employed in England, 31 March 2010</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full-Time Equivalent</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2010</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>24,942</p></td><td><p>24,248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information on the number of prisons officers employed in England and Wales for 31 March 2016 and 2017 can be found in the workforce bulletin publications.</p><p> </p><p>For data as at 31 March 2016, please see tables 3 and 10:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics-march-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics-march-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>For data as at 31 March 2107, please see tables 3 and 12:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to recruiting an extra 2,500 frontline officers by the end of 2018.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 10/07/2017 16:02:30 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones